It has to be either Laimbeer, Phil Jackson or Lionel Hollins to take over IMO.

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Phil only takes jobs that have superstars on the teams. Otherwise, Phil ain't much of a coach. LB would actually be a better coach for this bunch, but he's doing great at SMU. Who wants him anyway? I agree with you and others about Laimbeer, but he's been passed over so many times, why would he help out the Pistons now?

Gores: "I still have a lot of hope for this season and I expect our players to step up."
Gores: "responsibility does not fall squarely on any one individual, but right now this change is a necessary step."
Gores: "This is a young team and we knew there would be growing pains, but we can be patient only as long as there is progress."
Dumars: "This was a difficult decision for the organization to make but we needed to make a change. We have great respect for Maurice."

The Detroit Pistons, as widely expected, fired coach Maurice Cheeks. His dismissal had been expected for some time. "We thank Maurice for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time," Pistons president Joe Dumars said. "Decisions like this are never easy and we wish Maurice well in the future." A meeting with Pistons owner Tom Gores finally confirmed Cheeks' ouster, after Gores offered tepid public support of his coach earlier this week when he spoke to local reporters. It was reported two weeks ago that Cheeks was the most likely coach in the league to be ousted.